Doubtfully blacklisted: Ludwig Donath




Ludwig Donath, actor. Named a Communist before the HUAC by Lee J. Cobb in 1953. Basically, there were no dramatic changes in his career from 1950 onwards.
From 1950 through 1952, he made five films, having a bit role in all three films. He appeared in eight television dramas and one short and one Broadway production. From 1953 through 1959, ideally, the time he was blacklisted, he appeared in two films, 9 TV dramas, two Broadways plays, and one off-Broadway production. From 1960 through 1967, (The year he died) he appeared in 3 films and 19 TV dramas. He also did a healthy business teaching acting and singing.  Born in 1900, he was 53 years old in 1953, again, ancient by Hollywood standards and roles for an actor that age, male or female, are difficult to find. Add Donath’s accent to mix, the chances darken even more. Donath was not a leading man and for the most part, did back up parts.
 

1959
Playhouse 90 (TV Series)
- Judgment at Nuremberg

Only in America (Stage play, Broadway)
Nov 19, 1959 - Dec 12, 1959

1958
Decoy (TV Series)
- The Gentle Gun-Man
- Dressed for the Kill

Kraft Theatre (TV Series)
- Angry Harvest

1957
 Matinee Theatre (TV Series)
- The Ransom of Sigmund Freud

 The Alcoa Hour (TV Series)
- A Double Life

The Seagull (off Broadway)
October 1956 (I don’t have the end date)
 Fourth Street Theatre New York


1955
Matinee Theatre (TV Series)-
All the Hoffmeyers in the World

1954
 1954 Look Up and Live (TV Series)
- Those Who Ate

Abie's Irish Rose (stage play, Broadway )
Nov 18, 1954 - Dec 04, 1954

1953
 1953 The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (TV Series)
- The Motive Goes Round and Round

Joseph Schildkraut Presents (TV Series)
- The Naked Eye

The Veils of Bagdad (film)
Kaffar

Sins of Jezebel (film)


Just because someone’s name appeared in Red Channels, that doesn’t mean they were blacklisted. It just means there name appeared in Red Channels.
Just because a person said they were blacklisted doesn’t mean they were. Many people in Hollywood have lied about being blacklisted over the years.
If  a person was actually blacklisted…and not many were actually blacklisted….it was the studios and TV sponsors who blacklisted them. Not the United States federal government.
If a person claims the blacklist ruined their career, they should be able to prove they had a career before the blacklist.